Crocus cyprius
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Genus: | Crocus |
Species: | C. cyprius
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Binomial name | |
Crocus cyprius Boiss. & Kotschy
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Crocus cyprius is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae. It is a cormous perennial native to Cyprus where it is found in the Troödos Mountains.[1]
Plants flower from January to April and are found inhabiting areas with stony soils. The corm tunic is annulate (having rings) and papery.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Crocus cyprius Boiss. & Kotschy | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (1989). The Random House book of bulbs. Martyn Rix, Brian Mathew. New York: Random House. p. 21. ISBN 0-679-72756-6. OCLC 19922564.